<br> A "cousin" has to be one of the most misunderstood or confusing terms especially when talking about which cousin and how many times removed. Below is a table showing the relationship of various cousins.

<br> A "cousin" has to be one of the most misunderstood or confusing terms especially when talking about which cousin and how many times removed. Below is a table showing the relationship of various cousins.

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An example of the use of this table would be to find myself ("self"), go diagonally up to my great-great-grandparents, and straight down to their child, grandchild, & then great-grandchild. This person is my 2nd cousin, once removed.

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To figure out the relationship of a cousin without the table, you need to count the number of generations to the common ancestor for both yourself and the individual in question. The smaller of the two numbers will give you the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. cousin after subtracting one. For example, if I count four generations between myself and the common ancestor AND three generations between the other relative and the same common ancestor, I take the smaller of the two numbers and subtract one giving two, so they are a second cousin with some number removed. To figure how much removed, I take the larger of the two numbers (3) and subtract the smaller of the two numbers (2) giving 1, so they are once removed.

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To figure out the relationship of a cousin without the table, you need to count the number of generations to the common ancestor for both yourself and the individual in question.

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Looking at the two numbers:

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*If one of the numbers is zero, then the relationship is one of a direct line relative.

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*If one of the numbers is one, then the relationship is one of a sibling or niece/nephew (or aunt/uncle depending which way you are looking at it), etc.

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*Otherwise, the smaller of the two numbers will give you the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. cousin after subtracting one.

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For example, if I count four generations between myself and the common ancestor AND three generations between the other relative and the same common ancestor, I take the smaller of the two numbers and subtract one giving two, so they are a second cousin with some number removed.

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To figure how much removed, I take the larger of the two numbers (3) and subtract the smaller of the two numbers (2) giving 1, so they are once removed.

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A "cousin" has to be one of the most misunderstood or confusing terms especially when talking about which cousin and how many times removed. Below is a table showing the relationship of various cousins.

An example of the use of this table would be to find myself ("self"), go diagonally up to my great-great-grandparents, and straight down to their child, grandchild, & then great-grandchild. This person is my 2nd cousin, once removed.

Great-Great-Grandparents

Great Grandparents

Great-Grand Uncles/Aunts

Grandparents

Grand Uncles/Aunts

1st Cousin Twice Removed

Parents

Aunts/Uncles

1st Cousins Once Removed

2nd Cousins Once Removed

Self

Brothers/Sisters

1st Cousins

2nd Cousins

3rd Cousins

Children

Nephews/Nieces

1st Cousins Once Removed

2nd Cousins Once Removed

3rd Cousins Once Removed

Grand Children

Grand Nephews/Nieces

1st Cousins Twice Removed

2nd Cousins Twice Removed

3rd Cousins Twice Removed

Great-Grand Children

Great-Grand Nephews/Nieces

1st Cousins Thrice Removed

2nd Cousins Thrice Removed

3rd Cousins Thrice Removed

2nd Great-Grand Children

2nd Great-Grand Nephews/Nieces

1st Cousins 4x Removed

2nd Cousins 4x Removed

3rd Cousins 4x Removed

To figure out the relationship of a cousin without the table, you need to count the number of generations to the common ancestor for both yourself and the individual in question.

Looking at the two numbers:

If one of the numbers is zero, then the relationship is one of a direct line relative.

If one of the numbers is one, then the relationship is one of a sibling or niece/nephew (or aunt/uncle depending which way you are looking at it), etc.

Otherwise, the smaller of the two numbers will give you the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. cousin after subtracting one.

For example, if I count four generations between myself and the common ancestor AND three generations between the other relative and the same common ancestor, I take the smaller of the two numbers and subtract one giving two, so they are a second cousin with some number removed.

To figure how much removed, I take the larger of the two numbers (3) and subtract the smaller of the two numbers (2) giving 1, so they are once removed.